xix, 193 p. ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p.165-175) and index

Between foreign policy and international (economic) relations: contending -- Perspectives in the study of how the global system runs -- The politics-economics nexus in international relations -- Evolution of the international economic system: from the industrial revolution to the global financial meltdown -- The north-south dialogue -- Frameworks for national economic development: from Keynes to monetarism -- The Bretton Woods monetary order: the IMF and the IBRD -- The role of OPEC in the international economic system -- The debt crisis -- Foreign direct investment and transnational corporations in the global economy -- The globalization of production -- Patterns of regional integration -- NEPAD and the limited possibilities for partnership and economic development in Africa -- Strategic planning -- The art of negotiation -- Crimes beyond borders: terrorism -- The future of international economic relations

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